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A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies and soft drinks. Traditionally warm beverages include coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine have a long history.

In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the drug ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks often signify drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such as beer, wine and cocktails, but are made with a sufficiently low concentration of alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article...)

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Kombucha tea, including the culture of bacteria and yeast, which is not usually consumed

Kombucha (also tea mushroom, tea fungus, or Manchurian mushroom when referring to the culture; Latin name Medusomyces gisevii) is a fermented, lightly effervescent, sweetened black tea drink. Sometimes the beverage is called kombucha tea to distinguish it from the culture of bacteria and yeast. Juice, spices, fruit or other flavorings are often added.

Kombucha is thought to have originated in China, where the drink is traditional. By the early 20th century it spread to Russia, then other parts of Eastern Europe and Germany. Kombucha is now homebrewed globally, and also bottled and sold commercially. The global kombucha market was worth approximately US$1.7 billion as of 2019^[update].

Kombucha is produced by symbiotic fermentation of sugared tea using a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) commonly called a "mother" or "mushroom". The microbial populations in a SCOBY vary. The yeast component generally includes Saccharomyces cerevisiae, along with other species; the bacterial component almost always includes Gluconacetobacter xylinus to oxidize yeast-produced alcohols to acetic acid (and other acids). Although the SCOBY is commonly called "tea fungus" or "mushroom", it is actually "a symbiotic growth of acetic acid bacteria and osmophilic yeast species in a zoogleal mat [biofilm]". The living bacteria are said to be probiotic, one of the reasons for the popularity of the drink. (Full article...)

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... that the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that Maxine North swore never to return to Thailand after the death of her undercover CIA husband, but ultimately settled there and introduced bottled water to the country?
... that the relatively low standards of player selection for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883 have been described as being "determined with a nod and a wink over drinks"?
... that Ben Phillips replaced his friend's hair gel with superglue, put Viagra in his sports drink, and placed him on a lake while he slept on an inflatable mattress?

... that the first written record of whiskey comes from 1405 in Ireland and it is also mentioned in Scotland in 1496?

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Image 1The espresso comes from the Italian esprimere, which means "to express," and refers to the process by which hot water is forced under pressure through ground coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Various views of a bottle of mezcal. The "worm", which is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis that lives on the agave plant, can be seen in the middle image, at the bottom of the bottle. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 3Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 8Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 9Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 11Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13A spritz, an Italian wine-based cocktail (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 15Bosnian Coffee accessory manufacturers' small shops in Baščaršija - drink is important part of country's culture, and was major part of its economy in the past. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 18Characteristics of boba tea (also known as "bubble tea" or "pearl milk tea") -- the national drink of Taiwan -- are the tapioca balls that rest at the bottom of the beverage that are drunk with a wide straw. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 23A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 24Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 27Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 30A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 32Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 34Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 362004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 37An Italian grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 39A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 41Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming it in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 46Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47An Italian cappuccino, an espresso-based coffee drink, served in the appropriate cup (from List of national drinks)
Image 48The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)

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Hot chocolate

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A cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and topped with cocoa powder

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Ludwig Roselius by Nicola Perscheid c. 1905

Ludwig Roselius (2 June 1874 – 15 May 1943) was a German coffee merchant and founder of the company Kaffee HAG. He was born in Bremen and is credited with the development of commercial decaffeination of coffee. As a patron, he supported artists like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Bernard Hoetger and turned the Böttcherstrasse street in Bremen into an artwork. (Full article...)

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The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other’s names.

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— F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby (1925)

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Cinchona, the plant quinine was derived from

Quinine is a medication used to treat malaria and babesiosis. This includes the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum that is resistant to chloroquine when artesunate is not available. While sometimes used for nocturnal leg cramps, quinine is not recommended for this purpose due to the risk of serious side effects. It can be taken by mouth or intravenously. Malaria resistance to quinine occurs in certain areas of the world. Quinine is also used as an ingredient in tonic water and other beverages to impart a bitter taste.

Common side effects include headache, ringing in the ears, vision issues, and sweating. More severe side effects include deafness, low blood platelets, and an irregular heartbeat. Use can make one more prone to sunburn. While it is unclear if use during pregnancy carries potential for fetal harm, treating malaria during pregnancy with quinine when appropriate is still recommended. Quinine is an alkaloid, a naturally occurring chemical compound. How it works as a medicine is not entirely clear.

Quinine was first isolated in 1820 from the bark of a cinchona tree, which is native to Peru, and its molecular formula was determined by Adolph Strecker in 1854. The class of chemical compounds to which it belongs is thus called the cinchona alkaloids. Bark extracts had been used to treat malaria since at least 1632 and it was introduced to Spain as early as 1636 by Jesuit missionaries returning from the New World. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Treatment of malaria with quinine marks the first known use of a chemical compound to treat an infectious disease. (Full article...)

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